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Island of Hvar 13

Winged Erot St. Stephen’s church Tower

The Church tower dates back to
1753 and its base and ground
floor are built of large stone
blocks which were taken from
the ancient city walls as is men-
tioned in the inscription over
the church tower doorway. On
the first church tower block is
a stone relief of a Roman nave
from the 2nd century which
was built into the wall whilst the
other ancient monument, the
winged Erot, from the same pe-
riod can be found in the south-
ern part of the square.
The winged Erot is part of a
Roman tomb-stone and holds
a bunch of grapes and an up-
side-down torch in its hands,
whilst under it are birds from
the afterlife.